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Heat rule rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. (hip) out for Game 5

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MIAMI --The Miami Heat will be without yet another starter when they face an elimination game in Boston on Wednesday night.

Rookie forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. did not travel with the team Tuesday for a Game 5 against the Celtics, ruled out with a strained right hip flexor. Jaquez joins Jimmy Butler (knee) and Terry Rozier (neck) on the list of Miami starters sidelined by injuries. The Heat have also been without guard Josh Richardson for months following shoulder surgery.